Facebook IPO: Cynics and Comics React

Everyone's a critic or a comedian when it comes to Friday's Facebook stock offering. Here's a roundup of some of the best comments and quips

Tired of watching the tech and financial press fawn over Facebook's initial public offering? You're not alone.

Facebook's IPO has drawn a hefty dose of cynicism, witticisms, and other assorted ribbing from around the Web. Below are some of the most amusing reactions to Facebook's first day as a publicly-traded company:

On Thursday evening, Ed Hunsinger kicked it off with a tweet that quickly went viral: "Why is Facebook going public? They couldn't figure out the privacy settings either."

Software engineer Mike Rundle took a swing at Facebook's oft-derided mobile apps: "I'm psyched that Facebook just raised a bunch of money because now they can afford some Cocoa developers to build them a native app!"

The National Post's Steve Murray had his own jab at Facebook's apps: "What are the chances that facebook will open and then immediately suspend or crash like it does on my iphone?"